Ammal

Commune and town in Boumerdès Province, Algeria

Ammal is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,567.^[1]

Villages

The villages of the commune of Ammal are:

• A
  • Aït Abdelhadi
  • Aït Afra
  • Aït Dahmane
  • Aït Salah
  • Aït Si Amar

• B
  • Bou Ismaïl
  • Bouaïdel

• D
  • Doukane

• H
  • Hini

• O
  • Ouled Bellemou
  • Ouled Djerrah

• T
  • Tachehat
  • Thellath
  • Tigrine
  • Tijijga
  • Timizar
  • Tiza

• Z
  • Zenina

History

French conquest

• Expedition of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1837)
• First Battle of the Issers (1837)
• Battle Of Ammal (1840)
• Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1871)

Algerian Revolution

• Ferme Gauthier

Salafist terrorism

• 2010 Ammal bombing (11 June 2010)

Rivers

This commune is crossed by several rivers:

• Isser River

Football clubs

Notable people

• Mohamed Arkab, Algerian politician.

References

• Algeria portal

1. Statoids